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Freudenberg Oil & Gas Technologies is a global solutions provider of innovative seal solutions and differentiated seal products to the global oil and gas industry. The company is focused on the exploration and production (upstream) segment. More than 500 associates serve a wide range of customers in...

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Freudenberg is a family-owned group of companies active on the global stage, established in 1848. Its 11 Business Groups operate in various markets and sectors of industry. Freudenberg Oil & Gas Technologies business unit focuses on the upstream oil & gas industry....

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Advanced Thermoplastics

Upstream applications are encountering higher temperatures and pressures along with more chemically aggressive conditions. This makes high performance plastics a good material fit with chemical, electrical, abrasive wear, hydrolysis, and temperature resistant properties....

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High Integrity connectors

Some of most effective and economical pipe connection systems are available through our proprietary line of high integrity connector products. Our line of clamp and subsea connectors, and compact flanges are found on offshore oil & gas platforms, FPSOs, refineries, riser, jumper and swivel applicat...

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Petroleum Elastomers

Our Petroleum Elastomer products serve a wide range of applications in the upstream oil and gas market; from BOP pressure control products to wellhead and completions technologies, our range of elastomers meet the demanding requirements of the industry....

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Artificial Lift

Within artificial lift, or enhanced oil recovery applications, our products and technologies are reducing lifting costs through the incorporation of next generation materials, like our Gazguard elastomers, and through improved seal designs; allowing downhole equipment to last longer....

Offshore - Topside

Some of most effective and economical pipe connection systems are available through our proprietary line of high integrity connector products. Our line of clamp connectors, compact flanges and dynamic ball joints are found on offshore oil & gas platforms, FPSO's; in thermal expansion applications; ...

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Vector Techlok Clamp Connector

Save weight, space, time and money

Vector Techlok® clamp connectors are one of the most effective and economical pipe connection systems available today. Typically, several Vector Techlok® joints can be installed in the time it takes to assemble a single standard ANSI or API flange. Conventional flanges are assembled with up to 24 bolts (with a greater bolt torque) compared to the 4 bolts with the Techlok® connector.

External loadings are an inevitable part of any piping system, resulting in high stresses being placed on pipe joints. Independent strain gauges and destructive tests have shown the Vector Techlok® connector can withstand considerable bending moments and axial forces under pressure without leaking or the bolts becoming loose, greatly reducing maintenance costs at the same time as being highly beneficial to the environment.

High pressure systems are not a problem, with Vector Techlok® clamp connectors working in applications where pressures up to 60,000psi are found. For offshore applications, where topside loading is critical, Techlok’s low weight is a significant advantage, a factor applicable in any industry where weight and overall installation cost is a consideration.

Benefits

Size & Weight

Up to 75% lighter and significantly smaller than a comparable ANSI or API flange. More info

Support/Interface with 3rd party equipment

The preferred solution

Design Principles

Pressure Energized, Metal-to-Metal Sealing

The heart of Techlok's success is the pressure energized seal. Vector Techlok® clamp connectors do not rely on the conventional flange gaskets and correctly tensioned bolts to maintain the integrity of the seal.

The four basic elements of the Vector Techlok® clamp connector are hubs, sealring, clamps and bolting. When bolting the assembly, the hubs are drawn together by the twin wedge action of the two clamp segments compressing on the sealring to make the first-stage self-energizing seal.

Strong, reliable compact connection

In service the sealring becomes evven more effective as internal pressure reinforce the metal-to-metal seal to the extent theat its strength can normally exceed the burst pressure of the connection pipe.The applied bolting loads are transmitted to the clamps through almost 360° contact with the hubs; As the bolts are transversely mounted they are almost completely isolated from the operating loads, resulting in a strong, reliable yet compact connection.

Assured joint integrity

Type approval testing

The Techlok range of connectors has been subjected to extensive strain gauge and destructive testing under independent conditions, both in-house and at recognized test centers.Following combined pressure and external load type testing,full type approval has been awarded by Bureau Veritas.

External bending forces

Both bending and axial force have no impact on the pressure energization of the Vector Techlok metal-to-metal seal, in contrast with conventional flange connections.

Design Codes and Regulations

Freudenberg Oil & Gas Technologies are able to design clamp connection in compliance with a range of international codes and standards including ASME B31.3, ASME VIII Div 2 part 5, PD5500,PED, Norsok, as well as to any special customer requuirementsnon proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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